Los Angeles / AFP A Technicolor scientist surrounded by the latest virtual reality technology inspects a vial containing a few droplets of water — and one million copies of an old movie encoded into DNA. The company has come a long way since the Hollywood golden age, when the world gazed in awe at the lush palette of “The Wizard …

Almaty, Kazakhstan / AFP The season may be drawing to a close at Central Asian Kazakhstan’s Chimbulak winter sports resort, but skiiers and snowboarders are still carving their way down a broad piste framed by the snow-speckled spruces of the Tien-Shan mountains. After a dip in interest that accompanied the collapse of the Soviet Union, the landlocked region is witnessing …

Our Correspondent / EMIRATES BUSINESS With a fast-growing, global collection of more than 455 upscale hotels in gateway cities, metropolitan areas and vacation destinations across six continents and nearly 40,000 rooms in the pipeline, every little thing at DoubleTree by Hilton inspires to create a rewarding experience for the hotel guests. Located on the popular The Walk promenade in Dubai, …